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Title Casting light on the shadows : Canadian perspectives on special operations forces / edited by Bernd Horn and Tony Balasevicius ; foreword by David Barr
Published Kingston, Ont. : Canadian Defence Academy Press ; Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Group, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (324 pages)
Contents FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: Theoretical Foundation to Understanding Special Operations Forces; PART II: Historical Context; PART III: The Way Ahead for Canadian Special Operations Forces; AFTERWORD; GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
Summary Since 9/11 Canadian Special Operations Forces, formerly in the shadows, have become the force of choice. This book provides a solid foundation for SOF theory, historical background, and evolution, and highlights ongoing developments in SOF
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Special forces (Military science) -- Canada
Special forces (Military science)
Military art and science.
Military Science
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Military art and science
Special forces (Military science)
Kommandotruppe
SUBJECT Canada -- History, Military
Subject Canada
Kanada
Genre/Form Electronic books
Military history
Form Electronic book
Author Horn, Bernd, 1959-
Balasevicius, Tony
ISBN 9781554881260
1554881269
9781459706255
1459706250